My Organic Market’s ER

This is a very cool story that Brett, our ER guru in Columbia sent my way.  There is a lot of information on the website,  but I’ve listed some of the highlights below, including the fact that some human fat has gone to create the bio-diesel.

About Earthrace                 

Earthrace has been built to break the official UMI ‘Round the World Speed Record by a powerboat. By running on exclusively 100% Biodiesel fuel, and with a net zero carbon footprint, this not-for-profit project aims to promote awareness of the environment and the sustainable use of resources.

What can you make biodiesel from?

One of the great advantages of biodiesel is that it can be made from so many different products.  In the future, countries will simply use the feed-stocks most suited to their environment. The most common forms of feed stocks used now are canola (Europe) and soya bean (USA), but there are over 350 other crops that can also be used. These include coconut, palm oil, mustard seed, sunflower and jatropha (which is becoming more widely farmed as it grows in areas where it is difficult to grow anything else). But you can also make biodiesel from tallow (animal fats), fish oil, seaweed and algae. In fact, in an extraordinary show of dedication to the project, the skipper, Pete Bethune, underwent liposuction, and the fat (all 100ml) was used to make a small amount of Biodiesel for Earthrace!You can check it out at http://www.earthrace.net

greg

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